Hemiptera

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Caption  :  Rain-tree Bug (Ptyelus grossus). Close-up.
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Caption  :  Lophopidae (Family)
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Caption  :  Fulgorid bug nymph (Fam: Fulgoridae).
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Caption  :  Fulgorid bug nymph (Fam: Fulgoridae).
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Caption  :  Bed Bug (Cimex lectularius). Body length +- 5mm. These bugs feed on human blood, they often infest bedding and other furnishings emerging at night to feed. Their bite can be very irritating.
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mcr4316e
Caption  :  Bed Bug (Cimex lectularius). Body length +- 5mm. These bugs feed on human blood, they often infest bedding and other furnishings emerging at night to feed. Their bite can be very irritating.
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Caption  :  Spittle Bug foam nest also known as "cuckoo spit ball". Nymphs, which live in the spittle ball, can be seen through the froth. (Fam. Cercopidae).
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Caption  :  Moulted skin of cicada nymph (Fam. Cicadidae)
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Caption  :  Treehopper (Centrotus)
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Caption  :  Treehopper (Centrotus) being attended by ants. Ants protect these bugs as they are a source of honeydew for the ants.
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Caption  :  Pill Bug (fam. Plataspidae)
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Caption  :  Water Boatman (Fam. Corixidae)
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Caption  :  Head of Water Boatman (Fam. Corixidae)
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Caption  :  Twig Snout Bug aka Lantern Bug (Zanna sp.)
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Caption  :  Unidentified possibly family Coccidae
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Caption  :  Backswimmer (Enithares sp.). Body length +- 13mm.
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Caption  :  Water Strider (Gerris swakopensis)
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Caption  :  Water Strider (Gerris swakopensis)
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Caption  :  Sunflower Seed Bug (Agonoscelis versicolor)
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Caption  :  Shield-backed bug (Solenostethium lilligerum)
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Caption  :  Bark Stink Bug (Possibly Atelocera sp.). Gives off foul smell from stink glands.
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mcr5444e
Caption  :  Bark Stink Bug (Possibly Atelocera sp.). Gives off foul smell from stink glands.
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Caption  :  Bark Stink Bug (Possibly Atelocera sp.). Gives off foul smell from stink glands.
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